I already bought this laptop, but it has W8... I gave it a fair shake, but it is not for me :-( Can I buy and downgrade to W7 without hardware issues?
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Microsoft doesn't offer a downgrade to 7. You would have to buy Windows 7 (which is pretty expensive), and install the new operating system from the disc. Most computers now come with Windows 8. Win8 isn't going anywhere, so I suggest forcing yourself to getting used to it or fork out the cash. Microsoft also offers a free upgrade to Windows 8.1.
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Sorry, but I can't help you on this one. Fortunately, I have not had a bit of trouble with this computer. I love it. And it is Windows 7, which is what I wanted.
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You can upgrade, but you will lose your system settings and programs. This is assuming you have an x64 system. Honesty I would recommend backing up your personal data and any paid programs serials codes to an external drive and do a fresh install. Without ever using Win7 you will have to get used to the transitions to Win8. Last of all, if you have an older PC, it might be worth while to upgrade to a new x64 system that comes with Win8. You would surprised how much $500 can get you. Hope this was helpful. Feel free to reply with any other questions.
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Well, Watch out because even if you have an asus laptop this product is useless for Windows 8 or 8.1. I did call the support number and they confirmed that it wasn't happening and that Windows 8/8.1 blows. They suggested I downgrade to Windows 7. If I do downgrade to 7 it won't be to get this $15 part to work- it will be to stop the nightmarish experience of Windows 8. The number for support is 1-812-282-2787. And yes (I'm looking at you smug sophisticated tech geeks) I should've known better, but I didn't and I hope this saves someone else a little trouble and $14.99. Dang that was a disappointing waste of time. Good luck. Well, Watch out because even if you have an asus laptop this product is useless for Windows 8 or 8.1. I did call the support number and they confirmed that it wasn't happening and that Windows 8/8.1 blows. They suggested I downgrade to Windows 7. If I do downgrade to 7 it won't be to get this $15 part to work- it will be to stop the nightmarish experience of Windows 8. The number for support is 1-812-282-2787. And yes (I'm looking at you smug sophisticated tech geeks) I should've known better, but I didn't and I hope this saves someone else a little trouble and $14.99. Dang that was a... » Read More Well, Watch out because even if you have an asus laptop this product is useless for Windows 8 or 8.1. I did call the support number and they confirmed that it wasn't happening and that Windows 8/8.1 blows. They suggested I downgrade to Windows 7. If I do downgrade to 7 it won't be to get this $15 part to work- it will be to stop the nightmarish experience of Windows 8. The number for support is 1-812-282-2787. And yes (I'm looking at you smug sophisticated tech geeks) I should've known better, but I didn't and I hope this saves someone else a little trouble and $14.99. Dang that was a disappointing waste of time. Good luck. « Show Less
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I am sorry I can not help. I did not like W8 and I returned the computer with W8 and went back to my W7 computer Operating system.
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It is possible to run Win7 on it, but you have to adjust the BIOS settings to turn off UEFI. Truthfully, 8.1 is actually pretty good. The learning curve from 7 isn't bad (I just stay on the desktop all the time) and some of the newer features are actually quite useful.
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I bought this model specifically for it coming with Win 7. I'd heard enough bad things about Win 8. You have to pay for an upgrade. or find a similar Dell with Win 8 installed.
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You downgrade it, this notebook is windows 8 base system. Sorry can not help you
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No, it's not. Although it's a great laptop, you don't get the full Windows 8 experience due to lack of touch screen. I downloaded something called Classic Shell which makes it work just like Windows 7 since I'm not a fan of Win 8 at all.
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I have not had any issues with this laptop. Therefore I have not tried to upgrade it.
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Ron ... I did not attempt to downgrade. I am still getting used to Windows 8, which for how I use this machine is overkill. But I am banging my head on the counter less these days. The PC itself is great. I had a Terabyte of SSD installed and 9 months later I am still experiencing 7-9 second boot up time.
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Kind of sorry to hear that you won't be our guinea pig. :) I understand why you would chicken out.Honestly, I am one of the minority of IT people I know who actually likes Vista. Still, there has been a lot of backlash about Vista. I suspect Windows XP will be around a lot longer than MS wanted. Only time will tell.In any case, you must have Vista check out that HP 2133. *****As another side note, I am curious if you were leaning towards this MSI Wind for the larger screen? Or did you not know about the new HP model?Toshiba and Sony have some small models too, although I've only seen high end ones. Don't know if they make ones comparable to this one.Soon, all the companies will have versions of them. Kind of sorry to hear that you won't be our guinea pig. :) I understand why you would chicken out.Honestly, I am one of the minority of IT people I know who actually likes Vista. Still, there has been a lot of backlash about Vista. I suspect Windows XP will be around a lot longer than MS wanted. Only time will tell.In any case, you must have Vista check out that HP 2133. *****As another side note, I am curious if you were leaning towards this MSI Wind for the larger screen? Or did you not know about the new HP model?Toshiba and... » Read More Kind of sorry to hear that you won't be our guinea pig. :) I understand why you would chicken out.Honestly, I am one of the minority of IT people I know who actually likes Vista. Still, there has been a lot of backlash about Vista. I suspect Windows XP will be around a lot longer than MS wanted. Only time will tell.In any case, you must have Vista check out that HP 2133. *****As another side note, I am curious if you were leaning towards this MSI Wind for the larger screen? Or did you not know about the new HP model?Toshiba and Sony have some small models too, although I've only seen high end ones. Don't know if they make ones comparable to this one.Soon, all the companies will have versions of them. « Show Less
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It should work with W8 however I run W7 and I get blue screens once in a while for a hardware conflict.
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From what i have found it is not possible to downgrade to Windows 7 pro unless you have Windows 8 pro. You can however put windows 7 on this computer but you could void your warranty in the process depending on Lenovo and you will have to format the disk which will cause you to loose your recovery partition. So if your absolutely positive you do not want Windows 8 you can do this. I recommend installing all windows 8 updates first, after that you can go into your Intel program and update your drivers from there. Lastly update your NVIDIA driver via the website which can detect what you have. I have not had any problems since doing it this order. I do not have Windows 8.1. From what i have found it is not possible to downgrade to Windows 7 pro unless you have Windows 8 pro. You can however put windows 7 on this computer but you could void your warranty in the process depending on Lenovo and you will have to format the disk which will cause you to loose your recovery partition. So if your absolutely positive you do not want Windows 8 you can do this. I recommend installing all windows 8 updates first, after that you can go into your Intel program and update your drivers from there. Lastly update your NVIDIA driver via the website which can detect what you... » Read More From what i have found it is not possible to downgrade to Windows 7 pro unless you have Windows 8 pro. You can however put windows 7 on this computer but you could void your warranty in the process depending on Lenovo and you will have to format the disk which will cause you to loose your recovery partition. So if your absolutely positive you do not want Windows 8 you can do this. I recommend installing all windows 8 updates first, after that you can go into your Intel program and update your drivers from there. Lastly update your NVIDIA driver via the website which can detect what you have. I have not had any problems since doing it this order. I do not have Windows 8.1. « Show Less
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My Acer Aspire AXC600-UR12 came equipped with Windows 8; I wasn't too happy about that because of all the negative comments I had seen about Windows 8, but since it came and I have used it for 2 or 3 months I have been pleasantly surprised and pleased with the latest MS operating system. I have since downloaded 8.1 (free and easily installed) and it is even better with the old Windows 7 start capability. I don't know if you can get this machine with Windows 7 or not, but I don't think you would be unhappy with Windows 8.Good luck
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Actually I have installed 8.1 in the laptop and if your still interested let me know. It's a great laptop.
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You may want to contact mfg (they were very helpful over the phone- small company) to see if there is a downgrade option. When we purchased our unit, we were able to get Win 7 but having worked in the industry Microsoft usually "forces" OEM vendors to their latest version of software.